EP 0756216 A2 19970129 - Imaging unit applied to an image forming machine and toner conveying machine
Title (en)
Imaging unit applied to an image forming machine and toner conveying machine
Title (de)
Bilderzeugungseinheit für ein Bilderzeugungsgerät und Tonertransportvorrichtung
Title (fr)
Unité de formation d'images pour un appareil de formation d'images et dispositif de transport de toner
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 19063995 A 19950726
- JP 19064095 A 19950726
- JP 19064295 A 19950726
Abstract (en)
An imaging unit comprising a frame means, an image-carrying means mounted on the frame means, a developing means and a cleaning means (10). The cleaning means (10) includes a toner conveying pipe member (46) made of a synthetic rubber for defining a passage for conveying the toner removed from the image-carrying means, a toner conveying means for conveying the toner through the toner conveying pipe member, and a toner-recovering container (126) detachably combined to the toner conveying pipe member. When the toner-recovering container (126) is combined to the toner conveying pipe member (46), the toner discharge opening formed in the side surface of the toner conveying pipe member is communicated with the toner receiving opening formed in the toner-recovering container. A positioning member is disposed to place the toner discharge opening and the toner receiving opening in positions relative to each other. There are further disposed a shutter member capable of moving between a close position for closing the toner discharge opening and an open position for opening the toner discharge opening, and a resilient urging means for resiliently urging the shutter member toward the close position. When the toner-recovering container is combined to the toner conveying pipe member, the shutter member is caused to move from the close position along the toner conveying pipe member and is then caused to move in a direction to separate away from the side surface of the toner conveying pipe member to arrive at the close position. A sealing member is disposed so to be compressed between the side surface of said toner conveying pipe member (46) and the inner surface of said shutter member when said shutter member is closed.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G03G 15/00 (2013.01 - KR); G03G 15/0822 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 21/105 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 21/12 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 21/1832 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2221/1621 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0756216 A2 19970129; EP 0756216 A3 19980909; EP 0756216 B1 20070912; CN 1089909 C 20020828; CN 1166636 A 19971203; DE 69637236 D1 20071025; DE 69637236 T2 20080612; KR 100405832 B1 20040429; KR 970007524 A 19970221; TW 312755 B 19970811; US 5708952 A 19980113
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 96112168 A 19960726; CN 96107200 A 19960726; DE 69637236 T 19960726; KR 19960030007 A 19960724; TW 85109072 A 19960725; US 68001296 A 19960715